[ロンドン １８日 ロイター] ――While Europe is hit by a record heat wave, the UK is wary that the temperature will exceed 40 degrees Celsius for the first time in the history of observation this week. The government requested the people to wait at home after the railway was suspended, the airport runway was closed, and some schools were closed.
In the UK, the temperature is expected to exceed 38.7 degrees Celsius, which was recorded at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden in 2019, and is expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius on the 19th.
Transportation is also affected. At London Luton Airport, operations were suspended due to problems found on the surface of the runway. By rail, major lines connecting northeastern England and London will be suspended at some times on the 19th. Temporary speed limits were also enforced on the subway.
Many schools have accelerated their time to leave school, relaxed their obligations to wear uniforms, and some have been closed, offering online lessons introduced during lockdown.
The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has raised England’s temperature alert level to “Level 4” for the first time on the 18th-19th. Level 4 is used when “the effects are so severe and / or long-term that they extend outside the medical and social security system” and “there is a risk of illness and death not only in high-risk groups but also in healthy people”. level.